Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic — this could be why

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Need a great business plan? Create a product that everyone wants, then stop selling that product. 

At least, that is the strategy that Nintendo is employing, as it discontinues its wildly popular NES Classic game console. But the console is in high demand, so why is Nintendo doing this?

In IT Blogwatch, we're on the lookout for answers. 

So what is going on? Dave Smith has some background:

Nintendo has officially discontinued production on the NES Classic, its incredibly popular...game console.
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The NES Classic...was a miniature version of the original Nintendo Entertainment System that could play 30 classic NES games out of the box, and could connect to modern HD televisions with updated ports.

What is the big deal about that? Alex Cranz fills us in:

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